Service difficulty report · Battery

Difficulty date
March 8, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
2561 · Life Jacket
Part
Battery
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lifejacket Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) SEALED BATTERIES ARE INTEGRAL PART OF SURVIVOR LIGHT IN AVIATION LIFEJACKET. LIFEJACKET AND LIGHT IS USED AS PART OF HELICOPTER PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SUIT SYSTEM APPROVED TO CAN/CGSBS-65.17-99. SEVERAL BATTERIES IN THIS LOT NUMBER HAVE BEEN LEAKING AND SOME HAVE BEEN DIM OR FAILED TO FUNCTION WHEN TESTED. STORAGE LIFE IS STATED AS 60 MONTHS. HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED THE NATURE OF THE LEAKING SUBSTANCE. WE ARE REMOVING ALL OF THE LIGHTS OF THIS BATCH DESIGNATION FROM SERVICE. APPROXIMATELY 100 LIGHTS IN TOTAL. BATTERY ONLY 16 MONTH.